---
 libavcodec/avcodec.h | 12 ++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+)

diff --git a/libavcodec/avcodec.h b/libavcodec/avcodec.h
index b3c6419..d5feb35 100644
--- a/libavcodec/avcodec.h
+++ b/libavcodec/avcodec.h
@@ -3266,6 +3266,9 @@ void avcodec_free_frame(AVFrame **frame);
  *
  * @warning This function is not thread safe!
  *
+ * @note Always call this function before using decoding routines (such as
+ * @ref avcodec_decode_video2()).
+ *
  * @code
  * avcodec_register_all();
  * av_dict_set(&opts, "b", "2.5M", 0);
@@ -3595,6 +3598,9 @@ void avcodec_align_dimensions2(AVCodecContext *s, int 
*width, int *height,
  *          larger than the actual read bytes because some optimized bitstream
  *          readers read 32 or 64 bits at once and could read over the end.
  *
+ * @note The AVCodec MUST have been opened with @ref avcodec_open2() before
+ * packets may be fed to the decoder.
+ *
  * @param      avctx the codec context
  * @param[out] frame The AVFrame in which to store decoded audio samples.
  *                   The decoder will allocate a buffer for the decoded frame 
by
@@ -3639,6 +3645,9 @@ int avcodec_decode_audio4(AVCodecContext *avctx, AVFrame 
*frame,
  * between input and output, these need to be fed with avpkt->data=NULL,
  * avpkt->size=0 at the end to return the remaining frames.
  *
+ * @note The AVCodec MUST have been opened with @ref avcodec_open2() before
+ * packets may be fed to the decoder.
+ *
  * @param avctx the codec context
  * @param[out] picture The AVFrame in which the decoded video frame will be 
stored.
  *             Use av_frame_alloc() to get an AVFrame. The codec will
@@ -3677,6 +3686,9 @@ int avcodec_decode_video2(AVCodecContext *avctx, AVFrame 
*picture,
  * and reusing a get_buffer written for video codecs would probably perform 
badly
  * due to a potentially very different allocation pattern.
  *
+ * @note The AVCodec MUST have been opened with @ref avcodec_open2() before
+ * packets may be fed to the decoder.
+ *
  * @param avctx the codec context
  * @param[out] sub The AVSubtitle in which the decoded subtitle will be 
stored, must be
                    freed with avsubtitle_free if *got_sub_ptr is set.
-- 
1.9.3 (Apple Git-50)

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